Ibiza

I arrived in Ibiza, Spain, last night, to shoot movie stills for the German tv and film production company 'Bavaria'. I have not seen much of the island yet, but the light is beautiful, the film crew very nice...and I am in Spain. What more could I wish for. We will be here for one month. Stay tuned !

Ibiza Spain Islands Movie Stills Stefan Falke Photography

Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror

Artist Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror at Rockefeller Center is a pleasant surprise amongst other daily surprises in New York. This monumental sculpture stands at the Fifth Avenue entrance to the Channel Gardens, it's 35-foot-diameter concave mirror made of polished stainless steel. It will only be there from September 19th through October 27th, 2006.
































Naturally, it has two sides, but I concentrated on the back of the mirror today, since the grey sky made it's front look like just another giant satelite dish. I am sure it will look fabulous under different conditions.
















High res images available at www.laif.de

Anish Kapoor Sky Mirror New York Art Public Art Stefan Falke Photography

Elvis

The German magazine HörZu sent me to Memphis a few weeks ago to shoot an editorial on Elvis impersonators at the Image of the King Contest. Along came the magazine's editor Martin Haeusler.
















Our main focus for the story was on Oliver 'The Echo of Elvis' Steinhoff (http://www.echo-of-elvis.com/), an excellent Elvis from Germany, shown here with two admirer-esses...who came in all ages and who easily outnumbered the contestants and there were many.
One of my favorites, Toki Toyokazu (below) from Japan, did not speak a word of English, but managed to announce on stage: 'I not speak English, I sing Elvis'.













































The 2006 World Champion is:
Franz Goovaerts 'Elvis Jr.' from Belgium !!!































tear sheets:































Elvis Graceland Oliver Steinhoff Memphis HoerZu Stefan Falke Photography

Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa

I photographed Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa for CICERO magazine (www.cicero.de) about 2 weeks before she was sworn in as the new President of the General Assembly of the United Nations a few days ago - the first woman in that role since 1969.

Read Peter Hossli's article (in German only) at www.hossli.com


















Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa UN NewYork Peter Hossli Journalism Stefan Falke Photography

9/11

9/11 Memorial, September 11/2006, photographed from Williamsburg/Brooklyn.



9/11 Memorial Brooklyn Williamsburg Ground Zero Photography Stefan Falke